Railway-tie construction



May 18,1926. 1,585,419 C. L. RUSE RAILWAY TIE CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 29, 1924 Mia BY 2% %M ATTORNEY Patented May 18, 1926.

UNITED stares CHARLES II- RU$E, OF WARSAW, INDIANA.

RAILWAY-TIE CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed December 29, 1924. Serial No. 758,512.

This invention relates to improvements in railway tie construction and the objects thereof are: First, to provide supporting means for railway rails that will be substantially indestructible by ordinary usage; second to provide a railway tie construction whereby tamping operations may be applied to the tie supports for the rails so that one of the rails may be elevated without disturbing the opposite rail; and third, to provide a system of ties, each of which affords individual support for the corresponding rail independently of the other ties and which are so connected together as to be held confined in relative positions.

These objects are accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which i Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one of the units employed in the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing a fragmen 'tary section of a railway construction embodying the invention;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation projected from Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing one of the reinforcing members employed in the tie structure,

The characters appearing in the descrip tion refer to parts shown in the drawings and designated thereon by corresponding characters.

The invention comprises a group of tie units 1 arranged in successive pairs, each unit consisting of a solid structure of concrete in the form of a cross having arms 2 and 3. The arm 2 has imbedded in its top a bar 4 extending longitudinally therein with its upper face flush with the top of the arm, and each end 5 thereof extending beyond the corresponding end of the arm and having a bolt-hole 6 therein. The bar is secured permanently to the arm by means of an anchor bolt 7 near each end of the arm and has a pair of upwardly extended threaded studs 8 spaced apart located one on each side of the middle of the bar. The arm 3 has imbedded therein a longitudinal bar 9 similar to the former bar but extends in a plane spaced below the bar 1, there being an anchor bolt 10 connecting said bars at the center of said arms. Each end of the bar 9 projects beyond the corresponding end of the arm 3 and has a bolt-hole 11 therein.

I Each unit has imbedded therein at the intersection of its arms a group of reinforcing plates 12to add strength to the concrete structure.

In utilizing the invention the units 1 are placed upon the ground in pairs with their arms 2 alined and their arms 3 parallel with each other. The units of each pair are spaced apart and their bars 4 are connected together by means of a U-bolt 13 so that the units are maintained in definite spaced relation with each other. of units are spaced from the former pair of units and their bars 9 are connected together by U-bolts 141 so that the arms 3 of each pair of units are held alined and in definite spaced relation with the arms 3 of the ad jacent pair of units. The railway rails 15 are placed lengthwise upon the arms 3 of the corresponding units and are held there- 1 on by means of clips 16 that are secured on the studs 8. The track thus formed is leveled by applying tamping operations to the road bed in the usual manner about each unit until the rails are sustained at the desired elevation. This operation of leveling the rails is greatly facilitated as each unit may be tamped into position independently and without disturbing the adjacent units.

The units of each pair being linked to gether in definite relation with each other, and the rails being held fixedly in connection with the bars 4, insures the rails being sustained in proper gaged relation with each other. Also, each pair of units being linked with the adjacent pair of units obviates creeping of the supporting units for the rails.

lVhat I claim is t- V 1. In a railway structure including a pair of railway rails, a multiplicity of supporting units for said rails grouped in pairs, each unit having linked connection with the other and with the corresponding unit of each adjacent pair of units, each unit being of concrete structure in the form of a cross and having therein a longitudinal reinforcing bar extending entirely through each arm with extending endsyand means for securing the rails upon the corresponding units.

2. A railway tie construction comprising a multiplicity of supporting units linked in spaced relation with each other, each unit having concrete longitudinal and lat-.

The adjacent pair eral arms; a cross-bar imbedded in the top of each said lateral arm, the ends thereof extending beyond the corresponding ends of said lateral arm; a longitudinal re-inforcing bar extending entirely through said longitudinal arm in a plane lower and spaced from said crossbar; and a rail securing means on said cross-bar.

3. In a railway rail support, a unit of concrete structure formed with extending arnis disposed relatively at right angles; a bar longitudinally disposed respecting one ofsaid arms, each end-of which extends beyond the correspondingend of the arm; a

second bar imbedded in the other arm and disposed longitudinally therein, each end of which extends beyond the corresponding end of the arm; an anchor bolt connecting said bars at the intersection thereof; means in connection with one of said bars for so curing the rail to said, unit; and means for connecting each of the respective bars to correspoluling bars of companion units placed adjacent the former unit operable to retain said units in relative spaced relation.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

CHARLES L. ltUblG. 

